# Auto-start Service on Windows?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/auto-start-service-on-windows/4549>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 3, 2011, 11:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/auto-start-service-on-windows/4549 "2011-06-03T23:26:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![otrWalter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/otrwalter/32/3215_2.png) [@otrWalter](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/otrWalter)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2011, 11:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/auto-start-service-on-windows/4549/1 "2011-06-03T23:26:48Z")

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Windows XP Pro  
elasticsearch is 0.16.2

> java -version  
> java version "1.6.0\_24"  
> Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0\_24-b07)  
> Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 19.1-b02, mixed mode, sharing)

How do I make this an auto-start Service on Windows?

Walter

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 4:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/auto-start-service-on-windows/4549/2 "2017-07-06T04:04:37Z")

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Closed on July 6, 2017, 4:04am UTC